NF Medical Terms

nephr/o, ren

nephr/o, ren

kidneys

cysto-

bladder

-uria 

 urine condition

cath

catheter

UA

urinalysis

mamm, mast

breast

oophor, ovair/o

ovary

oo

egg

 orch, orchid, test, testicul

testicles

hyster/o

uterus

Ca

calcium

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar

K

potassium

DM

diabetes mellitus

BS

blood sugar

FBS

 fasting blood sugar

bid

twice daily

h, hr

hour

c

with

c/o

complaints of

d/c, dc

discontinue, discharge

DNR

Do not resuscitate

dsg

dressing

hs

hour of sleep, bedtime

hx

history

MN

midnight

NKDA, NKA

no known drug allergies, no known allergies

PRN

as needed

pt

patient

qd

every day

q

every

qh

 every hour

TID

three times daily

qid

four times daily

s

with out

STAT

immediately

anti-, contra

against

bi-, di-

two

hyper-

above

hypo-

below

peri-

around

poly-

many

-ia

condition

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-lytic

destroy

-megaly

enlargement

ologist

one who studies

-oma

tumor

TX

treatment

R/O

rule out

ophthal

eye

oto

ear

 rhino, nas/o

nose

oro

mouth

derm

skin

albin

white

erythr/o

red

leuko

white

melan/o

black

cutaneo

skin

lipo

fat

necro

death

sub

below

T

temperature

P

pulse

R

respirations

BP

 blood pressure

Ax

axilla

VS

vital signs

Au

aural/tympanic

ht

height

wt

weight

mL

milliliter

WNL

within normal limits

cephal

head

cervic

neck

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

skull

myel/o

 bone marrow, spinal cord

 orth/o

straight

 arthr/o

joints

oste/o

bone

-porosis

porous, lessening in density

 my/o

muscle

 ad lib

 as desired

ADL

 activities of daily living

AMB

ambulatory

BRP

bathroom privileges

HOB

 head of bed

fx

fracture

ROM

range of motion

OOB

out of bed

w/c

wheelchair

ab

away from

-trophy

development

ad

towards

BR

bedrest

neur/o

nerve